Ezekiel 1:3

1:3 the word of the Lord came to the priest Ezekiel 1  the son of Buzi, 2  at the Kebar River in the land of the Babylonians. 3  The hand 4  of the Lord came on him there).

Ezekiel 10:4

10:4 Then the glory of the Lord arose from the cherub and moved to the threshold of the temple. The temple was filled with the cloud while the court was filled with the brightness of the Lord’s glory.

Ezekiel 11:5

11:5 Then the Spirit of the Lord came 5  upon me and said to me, “Say: This is what the Lord says: ‘This is what you are thinking, 6  O house of Israel; I know what goes through your minds. 7 

Ezekiel 12:25

12:25 For I, the Lord, will speak. Whatever word I speak will be accomplished. It will not be delayed any longer. Indeed in your days, O rebellious house, I will speak the word and accomplish it, declares the sovereign Lord.’”

Ezekiel 12:28

12:28 Therefore say to them, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: None of my words will be delayed any longer! The word I speak will come to pass, declares the sovereign Lord.’”

Ezekiel 13:6

13:6 They see delusion and their omens are a lie. 8  They say, “the Lord declares,” though the Lord has not sent them; 9  yet they expect their word to be confirmed. 10 

Ezekiel 20:44

20:44 Then you will know that I am the Lord, when I deal with you for the sake of my reputation and not according to your wicked conduct and corrupt deeds, O house of Israel, declares the sovereign Lord.’”

Ezekiel 22:28

22:28 Her prophets coat their messages with whitewash. 11  They see false visions and announce lying omens for them, saying, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says,’ when the Lord has not spoken.

Ezekiel 24:14

24:14 “‘I the Lord have spoken; judgment 12  is coming and I will act! I will not relent, or show pity, or be sorry! 13  I will judge you 14  according to your conduct 15  and your deeds, declares the sovereign Lord.’”

Ezekiel 26:14

26:14 I will make you a bare rock; you will be a place where fishing nets are spread. You will never be built again, 16  for I, the Lord, have spoken, declares the sovereign Lord.

Ezekiel 30:6

30:6 “‘This is what the Lord says:

Egypt’s supporters will fall;

her confident pride will crumble. 17 

From Migdol to Syene 18  they will die by the sword within her,

declares the sovereign Lord.

Ezekiel 36:36

36:36 Then the nations which remain around you will know that I, the Lord, have rebuilt the ruins and replanted what was desolate. I, the Lord, have spoken – and I will do it!’

Ezekiel 37:1

The Valley of Dry Bones

37:1 The hand 19  of the Lord was on me, and he brought me out by the Spirit of the Lord and placed 20  me in the midst of the valley, and it was full of bones.

Ezekiel 37:14

37:14 I will place my breath 21  in you and you will live; I will give you rest in your own land. Then you will know that I am the Lord – I have spoken and I will act, declares the Lord.’”

Ezekiel 44:2

44:2 The Lord said to me: “This gate will be shut; it will not be opened, and no one will enter by it. For the Lord, the God of Israel, has entered by it; therefore it will remain shut.

Ezekiel 44:4

44:4 Then he brought me by way of the north gate to the front of the temple. As I watched, I noticed 22  the glory of the Lord filling the Lord’s temple, and I threw myself face down.

Ezekiel 45:9

45:9 “‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: Enough, you princes of Israel! Put away violence and destruction, and do what is just and right. Put an end to your evictions of my people, 23  declares the sovereign Lord.

1 sn The prophet’s name, Ezekiel, means in Hebrew “May God strengthen.”

2 tn Or “to Ezekiel son of Buzi the priest.”

3 tn Heb “Chaldeans.” The name of the tribal group ruling Babylon, “Chaldeans” is used as metonymy for the whole empire of Babylon. The Babylonians worked with the Medes to destroy the Assyrian Empire near the end of the 7th century b.c. Then, over the next century, the Babylonians dominated the West Semitic states (such as Phoenicia, Aram, Moab, Edom, and Judah in the modern countries of Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Israel) and made incursions into Egypt.

4 tn Or “power.”

sn Hand in the OT can refer metaphorically to power, authority, or influence. In Ezekiel God’s “hand” being on the prophet is regularly associated with communication or a vision from God (3:14, 22; 8:1; 37:1; 40:1).

5 tn Heb “fell.”

6 tn The Hebrew verb commonly means “to say,” but may also mean “to think” (see also v. 3).

7 tn Heb “I know the steps of your spirits.”

8 sn The same description of a false prophet is found in Micah 2:11.

9 sn The Lord has not sent them. A similar concept is found in Jer 14:14; 23:21.

10 tn Or “confirmed”; NIV “to be fulfilled”; TEV “to come true.”

11 tn Heb “her prophets coat for themselves with whitewash.” The expression may be based on Ezek 13:10-15.

12 tn Heb “it”; the referent has been specified in the translation for clarity.

13 tn Or perhaps, “change my mind.”

14 tc Some medieval Hebrew mss and the major ancient versions read a first person verb here. Most Hebrew mss read have an indefinite subject, “they will judge you,” which could be translated, “you will be judged.”

15 tn Heb “ways.”

16 sn This prophecy was fulfilled by Alexander the Great in 332 b.c.

17 tn Heb “come down.”

18 sn Syene is known as Aswan today.

19 tn Or “power.”

sn Hand in the OT can refer metaphorically to power, authority, or influence. In Ezekiel God’s hand being on the prophet is regularly associated with communication or a vision from God (3:14, 22; 8:1; 37:1; 40:1).

20 tn Heb “caused me to rest.”

21 tn Or “spirit.” This is likely an allusion to Gen 2 and God’s breath which creates life.

22 tn The word הִנֵּה (hinneh, traditionally “behold”) indicates becoming aware of something and has been translated here as a verb.

23 sn Evictions of the less fortunate by the powerful are described in 1 Kgs 21:1-16; Jer 22:1-5, 13-17; Ezek 22:25.